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What we’re seeing here specifically is what we can reportedly expect from the “Z” variants of the new Corvette (Z06, ZR1, etc.) with its wide hips and brake cooling ducts. The lights are clearly not round, and resemble those seen in spy photos of the test mules, as does the quartet of center-mounted tail pipes. Of course, we could voice our opinions all day and night in the comment section below as well as our GM forum, but the best perspectives will come when we finally see the successor to the C6 early next year.

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A very distinctive, agressive look. Some people can’t look past the trapezoidal tail lights (they’re trapezoids, not squares). Chevy is finally trying to institute a common design language along its product line, something, BMW, Cadillac and Mercedes-Benz have done for years! Not one person cried that SLS had similar tail lights to the SLK! I look forward to seeing the C7 in person.

Akerson is an idiot. “Spy” photos keep public opinions, hopes, and interest alive during the development stages of a car’s life. He clearly doesn’t grasp how this works. As long as there are cars, cameras, new releases, and public interest, there will be spy shots and we will see cars before they hit the streets.

Akerson’s strategy is to prevent designs from coming out too early to prevent two things:

1. Competitors from copying the styling cues causing a new design to look the same as others

2. Prevent consumers from becoming bored of the design before it is even launched.

Richard – I used to enjoy your frequent posts on here but take great offense with you calling the CEO of the company I work for an idiot. Not that I am sure it matters to you, but I will be skimming over your posts in the future…

I’m still not sure with the non-round tail lights but the C4 had square lights v0v. personally I’d liked to see those lights on the next Camaro an something else on the ‘Vette have them a little more seperated and I’ll probably like them better.

great comments we are proud of the new vette and all the other secret releases coming out keep the comments coming we need the feedback to get better

Richard Ackerson is really a nice guy just trying to prevent trade secrets from getting out and taking some ot the hype away from a product that takes 5 years to develop in some cases. the spy photographers just have to get better and reporters get new sources.

There is nothing wrong with change, but this is beyond ugly. I wonder how many of those here with positive comments will really spend their $$ on this horrible design. There better be plenty new buyer out there buying them in pairs, because most current owers hate this ugly interpretation of a Camaro-vette and C7 sales will not be sustained beyond the first year. Welburn and Peters should be fired out NOW! God save Corvette.

Who cares what the current owner like or don’t like. They don’t make up the bulk of Corvette sales anyway. Besides, GM is trying to rope in new, younger buyers with the C7. You don’t get new, younger buyers with a car that looks like it belong in the late 90’s.

To hell with stoggy old reactionary owners. They’d never buy anything new anyway, let alone a Corvette.

My dad has always bought new Corvettes since he was in his twenties in the 80’s, including older classic ones. He told me that he won’t be buying this one till there is an aftermarket rear fascia that looks correct.

In reality, styling is subjective. What I find most unwise, however, is your ability to make decisions about a car that you have yet to see outside of speculative renderings.

But even if the design of the new Vette isn’t to your liking, I’d bet that for every “traditional” Corvette buyer that’s lost, 2 more are gained thanks to the edgy and non-traditional styling of the new model.

Interesting, the amount of hate for the new Vette is surprising! The C7 is hardly a revolutionary design. More of a evolution in the direction of the future than a radical departure. Heck, from the toothy grill, rolling fenders, 4 taillights, and non wrap around rear glass – its all just as “traditional” as it’s evolutionary.

Everything we all know and love is still there. Just reinterpreted for the 21st century.